Bishko Memorial Prize

Initiated in 2003, the Bishko Prize honors Professor Charles Julian Bishko, the distinguished historian of medieval Iberia who taught for 39 years at the University of Virginia.

The 2017-18 round is now open for submissions, for the best article published in 2016 or 2017 in the field of medieval Iberian history by a North American scholar. The prize carries an honorarium of $250, awarded at the annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, April 2018. Articles may be written in Castilian, English, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese or French. Authors must be current members of the ASPHS to be eligible. Authors should submit one copy of the article and a short (2-page) CV via email to the official committee email address (Bishkoprize2017@gmail.com) . Submissions must be received by all members of the committee by December 31, 2017 (though early submissions are strongly encouraged). Please direct queries to the chair of the prize committee (listed below). For membership information about membership in ASPHS, go to https://asphs.net .